Abstract:
The observations and climate data resides in 2 books, 'Annales De L'Observatoire Meteorolgique de Universite Imperiale a Odessa' (C/db Ao-O), and 'Observations faites a l'Observatoire Meteorologique del l'Universite de Kiew (C/db AO-K47), both written in Russian and French.

The data contained in these books are hourly surface observations and daily monthly, and seasonal surface climatic data for ... Odessa and Kiev in Southwestern USSR from the period 1892 to 1910. Parameters included in the hourly observations are pressure, air, soil temperature, humidity, cloudiness, sunshine, wind direction and speed, and evaporation. Daily variables for each month, incorporated in these data are the following: mean pressure, air and soil temperature, humidity, cloudiness, wind direction and speed, and sunshine; maximum and minimum pressure, air and ground temperature, and humidity; and precipitation, evaporation, and sunshine totals;

Monthly parameters for each month contained in these data are: mean air and sea temperature, humidity, cloudiness, wind speed and direction; absolute maximum and minimum pressure, air and sea temperature, humidity, and 24 hour precipitation amounts; number of days of maximum and minimum temperature <0, clear skies, cloudy skies, precipitation, precipitation of a certain intensity, snow, hail, sleet, snow, fog, and strong winds; wind frequency; monthly snow cover depth; maximum monthly mean of temperature; monthly maximum diurnal amplitude; mean monthly oscillation of temperature; and frequency of diurnal maximum temperature occurring at a given hour. Monthly parameters averaged over the period include: absolute maximum and minimum air temperature; mean pressure, temperature, and humidity; and total wind speed. Seasonal parameters, for each year from 1892 to 1910, contained in this data are the following: mean pressure, temperature, winds, and precipitation; and seasonal distribution of wind direction at different hours of the day.

These books are part of the foreign meteorological data collection held by the NOAA Central Library in Washington, DC. Information in this collection dates back to the 18th century for daily, monthly, seasonal, and annual tabular summaries, and the 19th century for weather maps. These data are the result of foreign exchange agreements, but the collection has not been updated since 1983.